22-401 – Counties; consolidation, when authorized.
22-401. Counties; consolidation, when authorized. Any two or more adjoining counties in the state may (1) consolidate if the number of counties is reduced, (2) consolidate one or more county or township offices, or (3) provide for the joint performance of any common function or service, by complying with the requirements and procedure specified in […]
22-210 – County seat; site; lots; sale.
22-210. County seat; site; lots; sale. The remainder of the lots shall be offered at public sale by the sheriff of the county to the highest bidder at such time as the county board may designate. Notice of such sale shall be posted up in three public places of the county. The terms of sale […]
22-211 – County seat; site; lots; certificate of purchase.
22-211. County seat; site; lots; certificate of purchase. Purchasers of the aforesaid lots shall receive a certificate of purchase from the sheriff, entitling the holder to a deed for the same, when payment in full shall be made according to law. If the purchaser of any lot fails to pay for the same within the […]
22-212 – County seat; lots; sale; fund; how used.
22-212. County seat; lots; sale; fund; how used. The proceeds of the sale of such lots, after deducting all necessary expenses, shall be paid into the county treasury and constitute a fund for the erection of public buildings for the use of the county at the county seat, and shall be used for no other […]
22-213 – Oath of office; counties, when deemed organized; judicial district, how determined.
22-213. Oath of office; counties, when deemed organized; judicial district, how determined. The oath of office may be administered to the several county officers of such new county by any person authorized by law to administer oaths. As soon as the county officers are duly qualified, the county shall be regarded as legally organized, and […]
22-214 – Judicial proceedings; transfer; judgments and liens, effect.
22-214. Judicial proceedings; transfer; judgments and liens, effect. The courts of any county or counties from which such new county is erected may, by proper order, transfer any suit or other legal proceeding affecting real estate in such new county to the proper court of such new county, or may transfer any suit and all […]
22-215 – County assets and liabilities, how divided.
22-215. County assets and liabilities, how divided. All the property, both real and personal, and all debts and liabilities and choses in action of every kind belonging to the county or counties from which such new county was formed shall be divided by the several county boards of the counties interested between the county or […]
22-216 – New county; records; how made up.
22-216. New county; records; how made up. The county clerk of the new county shall transcribe in books prepared for that purpose, from the records of the county or counties from which the new county is formed, all deeds, mortgages, leases, and title papers of every description, with the certificate of acknowledgment thereto, and the […]
22-217 – New county; records; duty of clerk; evidentiary effect.
22-217. New county; records; duty of clerk; evidentiary effect. The clerk shall note at the end of each paper he shall transcribe the book and page from which the same was transcribed, and shall make a correct double index of the records; and on the completion of his duties he shall return the books to […]
22-218 – Territory; transfer to another county; petition.
22-218. Territory; transfer to another county; petition. When a majority of the legal voters, residing upon any territory, shall petition the county board of their own county, and also of the county to which they desire such territory to be transferred, for leave to have such territory transferred to such county, it shall be the […]